Re: [asterisk-biz] OT--Cisco Hardware

My customers on a budget have been getting Cisco Catalyst 55xx switches.
You have to be careful what modules you get. They are cheap enough to
always have a spare (and these things don't usually break).

Steve Totaro wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Alex Balashov <abalashov@evaristesys.com
> <mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com>> wrote:
>
> Many. But I'd try www.isptrader.com <http://www.isptrader.com> first.
>
>
> Igor Hernandez wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the heads up Alex. Do you have any places you could
> recommend?
> >
> > Alex Balashov wrote:
> >> You can find a 2900-series Catalyst (24-port 100 Base-T) on eBay or
> >> through some aftermarket sellers for $100-$150 at most. I got
> mine for $40.
> >>
> >> Just bear in mind that the WC2924s don't support VLAN tags
> higher than
> >> 1005. You need a 2950 to do the full 4096.
> >>
> >> Igor Hernandez wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hey Steve,
> >>>
> >>> Haven't really looked around yet so don't have anything specific in
> >>> mind. Something with 8-12 ports, rack-mountable and robust.
> Probably not
> >>> looking to spend more than $500-600 on it.
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> Alex Balashov
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>
> I have become a big fan of Dell PowerConnect switches. At one point in
> time, I would have laughed at anyone suggesting a Dell switch, but now I
> actually suggest and deploy them, unless I am working in an all Cisco
> shop and they insist.
>
> These are the two I use the most
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2724?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2724?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2748?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2748?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
>
> They can run in managed mode or simple (dumb) mode but you get all
> gigabit and two fiber gigabit ports as well. The specs kick butt for
> the price. No used Ebay stuff, new, full warranty, and I have had zero
> issues with any that I have deployed.
>
> If you want to go higher end,
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/data_center_gig?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/data_center_gig?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/poe?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/poe?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
>
> The pricing is still great for a new high end switch that is just as
> feature rich, if not more, and easier to configure for non Cisco IOS people.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
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